Joanne Oppenheim, author of more than 50 books for and about children and she is the President of the independent consumer organization, Oppenheim Toy Portfolio (toyportfolio.com). Her book, Dear Miss Breed (Scholastic) won the Carter Woodson Award from the National Council for Social Studies. Her books have also been Book of the Month and Junior Literary Guild selections.

Albert Whitman & Company is a notable award-winning children’s publishing house since 1919 – almost as old as the Knish war. They are based in Chicago, Illinois.

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